Awning-type windows



Jan. 22, 1957 c, l. GlRscHowlTcH 2,778,460

AWNINGTYPE WINDOWS Original Filed March 15, 1951 'Uited States AWNING-TYPE WINDOWS Charles I. Girschowitch, Cyn Wyd, Pa.

(Jriginal application March 13, 1951, Serial No. 215,234, now Patent No. 2,663,389, dated December 22, 1953. Divided and this application December 14, 1953, Serial No. 398,171

1 Claim. (Cl. 189-62) The present invention relates to improvements in awning-type windows, and more particularly to a metal, such as aluminum, window in which the various elements are put together, the parts being made of extruded metal, one object of the invention being the provision of a widow that has no exposed operating elements, while the sill and jambs house the operating mechanism.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a novel type of hollow head for the frame of the window.

In order that the invention may be fully understood and its many advantages appreciated, attention is invited to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front view of a complete window, embodying the present invention, the sashes being in closed position.

Figure 2 is a vertical section side jamb, head, and sill of the frame.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the hollow head of the frame.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a complete awning-type window' frame, whichV is here shown as made from extruded aluminum, but which may be made of any other metal, or it may be made of wood. This frame comprises a hollow sill 2, two hollow jambs 3, and a hollow head 4.

Iournaled longitudinally of and within the sill is a rock shaft 5, carrying a gear near to or adjacent one end within a unit gear box 7, which is so constructed as to be bodily and quickly removed and replaced, and vyet is ixedly attached to the other wall of the sill to form alsok a journal for the respective end of the rock shaft.

Adjacent to the gear box and also within the sill at the other end of the rock shaft are cranks 8, which extend upwardly into the lower endv of the jambs. Pivotally connected to the respective arcuate leversv10, two to each i 2,778,460 EQ@ Patented Jan. 22, 1957 sash 11, so that when the rock shaft is operated through its companion gear 12, and the short shaft 13 With the Vdetachable hand crank, all sashes will be synchronously and to be housed when the sashes are closed by the respective adjacent portions of the head 4, and the sashes. Each sash is provided with a pane 19 of glass, or the like, with a proper holding and sealing element 20.

The head 4 is composed of extruded shapes or strips comprising a main member S1, provided with an apron 52, a forward right-angled plate 53, and a curvedoutwardly projecting eave 54. It also carries the strip 25, at the rear of the eave.

These elements, that is the sill, jambs and head, are all securely assembled, that is the elements constituting each, are welded or otherwise secured together, so that each part when thus assembled, can be properly secured to one another to form the completed window frame, and to which the sashes and operating mechanism can be readily connected.

This application is a division of the application filed March 13, 1951, Serial No. 215,234, now Patent Number 2,663,389.

What is claimed, is:

An awning-type window, the frame thereof having a head member, which consists of a main strip of metal having an apron adjacent its rear edge at the underside of the main strip, the forward edge of the main strip having a strip, one free edge of which is above the main strip while its lower edge projects below the main strip and terminates in a downwardly and outwardly curved angle portion extending the full length of the main strip to form an eave at the head of the frame, vand a strip having a straight edge attached to the angle portion of the main strip and at the forward edge of the main strip, and its lower projecting edge being bent outwardly and substantially parallel to the downwardly and outwardly curved portion of the main strip.

References Ctedin the tile of this patenty UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,267,140 Schottenberg c Dec. 23, 1941 

